CD Details

Released: March 14, 2006

Originally Released: 1993

Label: Collectables Records

Description by OLDIES.com:

The deeply soulful Willie Hightower can best be described as "underrated". He recorded some funky southern Soul for a few labels before he began his collaboration with producer and music entrepreneur Bobby Robinson. In the late '60s, this partnership led to Hightower's biggest hit, "It's a Miracle", which was released in 1969. This disc focus on the songs Hightower recorded for the Robinson's Fire label.

Tracks:

1.It's A Miracle

2.Nobody But You

3.Ooh Baby How I Love You

4.Let's Walk Together (Take My Hand)

5.I Love You (Yes I Do)

6.If I Had A Hammer

7.Standing Here Wondering

8.It's Too Late

9.So Tired (Of Running Away From Love)

10.What Am I Living For

Product Description:

Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.

Personnel: Willie Hightower (vocals).

Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.

With a wonderful voice that can range from a Sam Cooke-like sweetness to a gritty, deep south roar, Willie Hightower deserves more attention than he has ever gotten. This ten-song set may be brief, but it's packed with some powerful numbers, including the bustling "Ooh Baby How I Love You," the wrenching "It's Too Late," a delightful version of "If I Had a Hammer," and the emotionally devastating "What Am I Looking For?," all of which would be well-known pop radio staples in a fair and equitable world. It's a short set, but it'll get things running in a hurry. ~ Steve Leggett